Auburn women's basketball team could not stop Texas A&M's hot shooting from the field Friday at the SEC Tournament as the Tigers were defeated, 86-54, in Duluth, Ga.
"I thought [Texas A&M] came out and played extremely well right as the game began," said Auburn head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy. "We didn't start the game like we wanted to start the game. Just didn't play well tonight."
The Aggies finished the night shooting 58 percent from the field and out-rebounded Auburn, 43-26.
"We didn't push back on rebounds," said senior center Peyton Davis. "Coach told us from the get-go we got to push them back. We're not going to win the jumping war with them. It's obvious they out-rebounded us."
Texas A&M started out the night of 12-of-17 in the opening 12 minutes to race out to an early lead. A&M's Courtney Walker finished the first half with 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field.
The Aggies extended their lead in the second half with a 12-0 run to go up 59-30.
Tyrese Tanner posted 10 points in the first half to lead the way for Auburn.Tanner finished with 14 points to lead Auburn in scoring for the 11th straight game, while freshman Brandy Montgomery scored 12 points.
The Tigers shot 33 percent in the contest and finished the night 5-of-12 from 3-point range.
Auburn finishes the regular season and conference tournament schedule with a 17-14 record. The women's national tournament fields will be announced Monday, March 17.
"I'm disappointed in how we played today," Tanner said. "I'm looking forward to the post-season. Hopefully we can play in the NIT."
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